SPIEGEL Berlin Wall Quiz
It symbolized the divisions that split the world during the Cold War.
Then on Nov. 9, 1989 the Berlin Wall came crashing down.
But do you know when it went up? Who played rock’n'roll in its shadow?
And who uttered the famous words that brought it tumbling down?
Get those little grey cells working and brace yourself for the very revolutionary
SPIEGEL Berlin Wall Quiz!
The Quiz Spiegel Online International
Add comment November 6, 2009
Berlin Film Festival to Show Restored Uncut ‘Metropolis’
One of the most important works in cinematic history is to be shown in its complete uncut version at next year’s Berlin Film Festival.
The restored version of Fritz Lang’s silent classic “Metropolis” is to hit the silver screen 83 years after it first premiered in Berlin.
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Add comment November 2, 2009
New Perfect Luxury Apartment in Berlin Charlottenbug
We have named our new Luxury Apartment in the Windscheidstrasse 22 “Perfect” because it is perfectly located and exceptional high class furnished and equipped.
Perfect Apartment Description & Photos
Add comment August 28, 2009
New Studio Apartment in Prenzlauer Berg
We can now offer you a Studio Apartment in the famous district of Prenzlauer Berg.
It will be available for 1-3 person from October 2009.
More about the “Studio” Apartment
Add comment August 18, 2009
Mike’s SightRunning Berlin
Sightseeing on the Run in the Heart of the German Capital
Mike's SightRunning
Explore with your personal SightRunning guide the attractions of Berlin from a new perspective:
- 4-6 miles per hour running pleasure
- Daily from 6AM to midnight
- Personal or small group tours
- Start at Apartment or meeting point
- English and German
More information at Mike’s SightRunning
Add comment August 15, 2009
Berlin Exhibit Gives Kids Glimpse of East Germany
For Kids living in Germany today, the former East Germany is just something they read about in the history books.
Using diaries, clothes and videos, a new exhibition at a Berlin museum is showing them just what it was like to grow up when the Wall still stood.
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Add comment July 16, 2009
The Berlin Wall Gets a Makeover
The longest remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall is known for its colorful and political murals.
The iconic images, though, have flaked and faded.
This summer, artists from around the world have returned to retrace their brushstrokes.
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Add comment June 24, 2009
How the End of East Germany Began
The End of East Germany was ushered in by massive protests across the country. But opposition to the communist dictatorship started with a whisper.
A new exhibition in Berlin documents the early days of dissent that began in the spring of 1989 and culminated with the fall of the Wall that November.
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Add comment May 18, 2009
Berlin Wall Made of Giant Dominos
On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, over 1,000 giant dominos will be erected along a section of the strip that once divided East and West Germany.
The dominos will then be toppled to commemorate the end of the
Cold War.
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Add comment March 25, 2009
Berlin Still Divided on How to Commemorate Wall
It has been nearly 20 years since Berliners hacked away at the Wall that once separated East Germany from the West.
Two decades on its crumbling remnants remain highly controversial.
Many would like to see Berlin make more of its unique history, but old wounds are taking time to heal.
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Add comment March 7, 2009
